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I'm enjoying my Ryobi with the interchangeable batteries for all Ryobi stuff. Started with a drill, now have nail gun, rip saw, LED spotlight, Weed trimmer, hedge trimmer, leaf blowers (one small one large). Enjoying them all, lots of power, batteries recharge quickly. Pricey though unless you plan to buy a lot of 'tools' and use few batteries between them. --72.199.xx.xxx

Ryobi 18 volt. one battery fits a few dozen tools if you need more equipment --66.97.xxx.xxx

If you're looking for a cheap Harry Homeowner style tool, I don't have any recommendations. --73.177.xxx.xx

milwaukee --70.92.xx.xx

I now only use electric tools as the last decades and I am usually where there is power. Buy once and forget it. The drawback is when you are not where there is power but that is what generators are for. I had to repair a wood fence at my rental last week that is about 75 feet away from the house. I used an old antique hand drill and it worked perfect. Good garage sale find. --73.120.xx.xxx

I used to be a fan of Dewalt, but the batteries are expensive and worthless. A couple years ago I started buying Ryobi one plus stuff. The have so many different tools that run off the one battery. I even have drain augers , and air compressor battery powered. A few weeks ago, I discovered Direct Tools, sells factory blimished Ryobi at a great discount, I must have 25 different Ryobi one plus tools now. If you go south on 35, on the south side of the speedway, just south of Buckies, is the Tanger outlet mall, they have a Direct Tools there, you can stock up on some goodies. --66.169.xxx.xxx

I only use Milwaukee these days. Used to use Dwalt, but the Milwaukee are more powerful and the batteries are better. --71.233.xxx.xx

We are a big fan of Dewalt. The starter kit for the drill and hammer-drill comes with batteries and charger and 20V and carrying bag. We are super pleased with the set. Own several sets and use them daily without fault. No issues with batteries, the new batteries are so much better than years ago - true for any brand of course. Once had the Ryobi, it worked until it didn't and it was never very powerful. --99.203.xx.xx

Personally I miss my Dewalt. I have Ryobi now, Dewalt was lighter. --68.107.xxx.xxx

I'm a fan of the Makita 18v LI LXT line. For 12v I use Milwakee M12's. --66.30.xx.xx

I like Milwaukee, if you are going to be using the tools on a regular basis spend the extra $.$$ and go with Milwaukee, Makita, etc, if you are only using it occasionally go with Ryobi, Rigid, etc. It really depends on how much you will be using it, the weekend warrior brands like Ryobi and Rigid just don’t last with professional daily use. --70.20.xx.xx

Primarily I have Makita & Milwaukee for my contracting work. However I do have a few of the green Ryobi 14 volt tools that I keep at some of my places. IMO for the average homeowner they are an excellent value. --71.174.xxx.xx

Makita, Milwaukee and Dewalt are one step above Ryobi, but they have different size and voltage batteries.... --47.155.xx.xxx

I agree that Makita and Milwaukee are the best. I have a Makita that I've had for almost 20 years and still going strong (although I'm on my 4th or 5th set of batteries). Dewalt is a good choice for heavy use at a cheaper price but not as good as they used to be. All the others stack blow those in terms of ruggedness to be used on a job site. They would be fine for the occasional remodel or repair. So it really boils down to how much you will be using it and what you want to spend. --64.130.xx.xxx

Makita power tools last where never had to replace a battery on any power tools. Service is good along with parts are not as expensive as Bosch. Many of the contractors had Makita drills and drivers which were used for 4 years without any problems. Ryobi is more of a homeowners grade power tool which is better then Black and Decker. So far had many different brands of power tools where the Makita was never customer tested then chargers and batteries had to be replace under warranty. Milwaukee has excellent service where the quality has dropped to what it was 30 years ago. Bosch is ok but parts are extremely expensive. The off brands from China are really a disposable power tool where no spare parts or service. So paying a higher price as the performance and life expectancy is longer. The last thing one needs is power tool breaks down during a repair or renovation unless a spare is available. Cordless drills is basic then upgraded models have a hammer drill function. Brush less the battery lasts longer along with more power. --147.194.xxx.xx

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The flashlight was poorly redesigned and it all looked cheap. It went back to the store. Have not made up my mind on what's next. I also have 12v Milwaukee brushless drill/driver kit. I like it as the 12v is lighter and a good general purpose use. I find I pull out the corded drill when I need to drill timbers and such. Get brushless tools and a drill w a half inch chuck. Now tools have connectivity and you can manage them in an app, how stupid is that. I can't decide which horse to bet on. Festool if I had quarters to burn. --24.194.xxx.xxx

I like the Ryobi too. I've had the drill for awhile and I just bought a $50 string trimmer that uses the battery too. --72.188.xxx.xxx

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Every year they have great deals. Close to half price with package deals. --73.40.xx.xx

Ryobi is junk. If you want a cheap drill, go to Harbor Freight. I would not get their bottom of the line "Drillmaster" brand, but the Chicago Electric or Bauer lines are OK and cheaper than even Ryobi. I used to buyu high quality tools but then I realized that generally my tools got stolen one way or another before they wore out. All I was doing by buying quality was giving the junkies a better tool to sell for $30. --70.90.xx.xxx

thank you everyone for your suggestions. I went with Kobalt 24v 1/2. I do have a kobalt & a hitachi cord drills. I have several DeWalt saws: circular & reciprocal. The DW cordless at same price I paid $90 was only 20v & qtr inch. I just got tired of pulling out the power cords every time wife wants me to hang something heavy on the wall that requires going into studs..I do also now have my Dad’s Milwaukee tools. they still work great. will hold on to them. Thx again. --107.77.xxx.xxx

I've had a Ryobi brad nailer (got it on the Black Friday sale) for two years and have used it a lot. No jams or problems with it. The other tools with the "One" battery continue to work. --72.188.xxx.xxx

I've had a Ryobi brad nailer (got it on the Black Friday sale) for two years and have used it a lot. No jams or problems with it. The other tools with the "One" battery continue to work. --72.188.xxx.xxx